St. Justin the Martyr
Publisher: P.J. Kenedy & Sons
Published: 1921
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: CHAPTER I; title: ST. JUSTIN AND THE WORLD FOR WHICH HE WROTE 1) St. Justin's Environment. — The political or social problem (Emperor-worship) : the religious problem, especially in its (a) conservative and official, (b) popular, aspect. Oriental cults and moods ; the philosophical problem ; Stoicism, the Stoic Logos ; Epicureanism : Gnosticism.; title: (ii) Other Apologists.— Justin's conversion, education, career, and martyrdom, pp. 18-35; title: CHAPTER II; title: ST. JUSTIN'S "PROLEGOMENA"; title: Preparation of mind and will in view of equitable judgment.; title: (i) The "Christian Fact." — Christian morality: Christian citizenship. (Note on St. Justin's allusion to Christian worship.) Value of this argument as facilitating an equitable inspection, by the pagans, of the Christian doctrine. Duty of approaching such an inspection in a proper state of mind,; title: (ii) The "Prophetic Jew."— Despite the obscurity of the Hebrew prophecies, rendering this "fact" less immediately challenging than the "Christian Fact," the fulfilment of so many ancient predictions warrants a non-Christian's looking with interest and good-will towards Christianity. Conclusion : Christianity can be, and should be, "defended" reasonably, and must be examined "equitably." (Note on a passage from On the Resurrection of the Dead) pp. 36-58; title: CHAPTER III; title: THE DOCTRINE OF THE APOLOGISTS; title: (i) God. — The existence and nature of God. He is Absolute, One, Eternal, Infinite, Spiritual, Creator and Providence. The consequent duty of spiritual worship.; title: (ii) The Logos. — (a) The Apologists profess belief in the Trinity, yet speak but little of the Third Person. They concentrate on the Second, because of the Logos doctrines existing in pagan philosophies. The Stoic version of this belief. Logos endiatbetos, propborikos, and spermatikos.; title: (b) Justin's Logos doctrine. His view of the participation by human reason, by the philosophers, and by the Jewish nation (particularly the prophets) in the Word who was incarnate in Jesus Christ. Difficulties to which Justin was exposed. Practical importance of the Christian doctrine.; title: (iii) The Work of Jesus Christ.— (a) The creation of the world. Freedom of man's will. Revolt and fall of angels and men. The ru1e of evil spirits ever since; they generate polytheism, heresies, and persecutions. (Note on the Apologists' view of heresy, and the supernatural unity of the Church.); title: (b) The preparation for the Advent of Christ. Hebrew prophecy. The "Jewish controversy" : the nature of the Old Law.; title: (c) Jesus Christ, true God, and true man, born of the Virgin Mary, crucified, dead, and risen.; title: His redemptive work is not merely that of conquering evil spirits and helping man, but the "recapitulation" of humanity into Himself.; title: Hebrew prophecy read in the light of the Incarnation. The relation of Christianity to pagan myth. Permanent importance of this controversy.; title: (iv) Christian Eschatology. — The paramount importance of the work of the Apologists resides in their doctrine of God, of the Logos, and of the "Christocentricity" of history pp. 59-156